I am sure of the contrary. You can so easily be outmuscled by your competition that Watzke's only answer to that is "we want an end to release clauses !". On one hand, you have a guy he thinks he can change the world and on the other, I suggest to gain traction in the fanbase (which equals merchandising revenue) by showing some smart attitude in these troubled times.
Klopp and especially Watzke have repeatedly stated that their club is a club of love and warmth, attested by their moto "Echte Liebe" which began to work its way through people's minds. I don't know why Watzke is taking the wrong turn in what is otherwise a well established and successful marketing strategy.
Dortmund is still a Wunderkind whose success appears to be quasi-miraculous to a variety of observeers throughout the world. Shaking the success' foundation by showing a attitude of reality denial and victimization will backfire in the current setup. That is why I am opposed to Watzke's current whining and I want them to go on acting like princes, not peasants. For the sake of what has been built for the image of the club so far.
You might look at BVB more realistacally, not blinded by recent success. We're not the club out of a fairy tale with king Watzke, prince Zorc and Jürgen the knight in shining armor Klopp. It's not like everything shines at Dortmund and everyone is loved.
"We can easily be outmuscled by our competition" and that is who? Bayern, Real, Barca, City, United, PSG? That's not our competition, that's what the media wants. We want to play in the CL every year and go as far as we can there. Our real competition is Leverkusen, Schlacke, maybe Gladbach and HSV and the season's surprise team. I don't think they can outmuscle us at all.
And your merchandise stuff is wishful thinking. I think you can say that BVB is rather well liked here but how many have actually bought BVB merchandise? You don't make money with being that likeable club that plays nice football. You improve merchandise money by winning stuff and gaining glory hunters. I love the way Swansea plays football and think they're pretty likeable, don't think I'd ever buy a shirt or something, though.
But what's really bothering me is "reality denial and victimization". Where exactly? Watzke saying he has rated Bayern more higly before recent events? That's just his and thousands of BVB fans' opinion. No deals with release clauses anymore? If a player like, well let's say Isco, doesn't sign for us without one, okay, we'll find another player. You act like Watzke said "I'm sure Lewandowski will sign a new contract for us and Bayern is the devil."
